Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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54.3% | 58.4% | 62.5% | 66.6% | 70.7% | 74.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.00% | 0.40% | 0.79% | 1.19% | 1.58% | 1.99% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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7.1% | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.8% | 10.7% | 11.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.4% | 8.4% | 9.4% | 10.4% | 11.4% | 12.5% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.79% | 0.97% | 1.15% | 1.33% | 1.51% | 1.69% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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7.1% | 8.9% | 10.5% | 12.2% | 13.9% | 15.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.00% | 0.17% | 0.34% | 0.51% | 0.67% | 0.85% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%):
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57.9% | 59.1% | 60.2% | 61.4% | 62.5% | 63.8% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%):
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0.91% | 1.11% | 1.32% | 1.52% | 1.73% | 1.94% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%):
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3.52% | 3.82% | 4.12% | 4.41% | 4.71% | 5.01% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%):
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8.1% | 8.9% | 9.6% | 10.2% | 10.9% | 11.7% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%):
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7.84% | 8.30% | 8.76% | 9.22% | 9.67% | 10.13% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%):
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0.79% | 0.91% | 1.02% | 1.14% | 1.25% | 1.37% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%):
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11.7% | 12.3% | 12.9% | 13.4% | 14.0% | 14.6% |
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Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%):
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0.341% | 0.364% | 0.387% | 0.410% | 0.432% | 0.456% |
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A sector describes the organizational category of a person’s employing organization. On this page, all employed persons are categorized as working in one of the following sectors (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):
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Private for-profit wage and salary workers:
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Private: Employee of private company workers
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Self-Employed: Self-employed in own incorporated business workers
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Non-Profit: Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers
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Local Government: Local government workers
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State Government: State government workers
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Federal Government: Federal government workers
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Sole Proprietor: Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers
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Unpaid Family: Unpaid family workers
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